Dak Prescott was assigned a fumble in the the Cowboys v. Football Team game on Sunday. The play in question happened with 4:53 left in the 1st quarter. They won't let me link to the highlights in this post.
However, according to the definition of Fumble in the NFL Rule Book, it is not a fumble. The definition is as follows, "fumble is an act (other than pass or kick) that results in a player's loss of possession of the ball or his failure to handle a ball which has been properly centered to him." The rule book states also that the meaning of "improperly centered" is that "that the ball does not reach the intended receiver of the snap within the frame of his body or arm -span;" On the play in question the ball does not reach the intended receiver of the snap before hitting the ground and therefore, it should not be ruled a fumble. I lost a tiebreaker in my league to make playoffs by 0.4 points. Correcting this mistake would change this outcome. I have called and messaged Elias on the issues, thus far to no avail. What do you guys think?
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MarionBrooksWed 12/15/21 1:44 PM
Dak Prescott was assigned a fumble in the the Cowboys v. Football Team game on Sunday. The play in question happened with 4:53 left in the 1st quarter. They won't let me link to the highlights in this post.
However, according to the definition of Fumble in the NFL Rule Book, it is not a fumble. The definition is as follows, "fumble is an act (other than pass or kick) that results in a player's loss of possession of the ball or his failure to handle a ball which has been properly centered to him." The rule book states also that the meaning of "improperly centered" is that "that the ball does not reach the intended receiver of the snap within the frame of his body or arm -span;" On the play in question the ball does not reach the intended receiver of the snap before hitting the ground and therefore, it should not be ruled a fumble. I lost a tiebreaker in my league to make playoffs by 0.4 points. Correcting this mistake would change this outcome. I have called and messaged Elias on the issues, thus far to no avail. What do you guys think?
fleafounder AdminWed 12/15/21 2:49 PM
We only use official NFL stats. If there's an official correction, we'll process it.
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